June 12, 201114 yr Just encase there are any other lost souls out here in the Buntharik area. Hide you money from your women folk. Tescos has been around looking to buy land. First it was 7/11 now Tescos, it will be suburbia before long. Jim
June 14, 201114 yr I figured it would be the women trying to hide the money from the men folk before they rush off to purchase some "exotic" food which no one else will like which for the equivalent price enough local food could have been purchased to feed half the village! Anyway, what is happened to that sleepy and isolated corner or Ubon? First a 7/11 in Nam eun, then one in Narchaleuy and now a Tesco in Buntharik!
June 15, 201114 yr Author I figured it would be the women trying to hide the money from the men folk before they rush off to purchase some "exotic" food which no one else will like which for the equivalent price enough local food could have been purchased to feed half the village! Anyway, what is happened to that sleepy and isolated corner or Ubon? First a 7/11 in Nam eun, then one in Narchaleuy and now a Tesco in Buntharik! Rubber has changed everything [money] not that many years ago you could sleep in the main street of Buntharik, now you can't find a parking space. Gets any worse I'm moving to Lao. Jim
June 15, 201114 yr Buntharik is the same distance roughly as Det from my place so doubt I will ever get over that way to do a little tescoing but on the few occasions that I had visited in the past (5 years ago) I remember not being able to find an internet shop and even struggled to find a restaurant that was open.
June 15, 201114 yr I figured it would be the women trying to hide the money from the men folk before they rush off to purchase some "exotic" food which no one else will like which for the equivalent price enough local food could have been purchased to feed half the village! Anyway, what is happened to that sleepy and isolated corner or Ubon? First a 7/11 in Nam eun, then one in Narchaleuy and now a Tesco in Buntharik! Too many Aussies??
June 15, 201114 yr Author Buntharik is the same distance roughly as Det from my place so doubt I will ever get over that way to do a little tescoing but on the few occasions that I had visited in the past (5 years ago) I remember not being able to find an internet shop and even struggled to find a restaurant that was open. Can always hope that someone will now open a bar as we will have a shopping centre. Could be an opening for a bright young man like me. Jim
June 15, 201114 yr I figured it would be the women trying to hide the money from the men folk before they rush off to purchase some "exotic" food which no one else will like which for the equivalent price enough local food could have been purchased to feed half the village! Anyway, what is happened to that sleepy and isolated corner or Ubon? First a 7/11 in Nam eun, then one in Narchaleuy and now a Tesco in Buntharik! Too many Aussies?? Must be! Have a read here..... http://www.smh.com.au/travel/blogs/the-backpacker/wherever-you-go-theres-always-an-aussie-20110614-1g143.html?comments=38#comments
June 16, 201114 yr Author I figured it would be the women trying to hide the money from the men folk before they rush off to purchase some "exotic" food which no one else will like which for the equivalent price enough local food could have been purchased to feed half the village! Anyway, what is happened to that sleepy and isolated corner or Ubon? First a 7/11 in Nam eun, then one in Narchaleuy and now a Tesco in Buntharik! Too many Aussies?? Must be! Have a read here..... http://www.smh.com.au/travel/blogs/the-backpacker/wherever-you-go-theres-always-an-aussie-20110614-1g143.html?comments=38#comments Good link Memock, but on a per capita bases can't compete with the Norwegians. Jim
June 16, 201114 yr Nahm Yuen - what an awful place, hard to find somewhere to eat or an internet cafe.daetudom in comparison is positively exciting with wife's village situated halfway between the two
June 17, 201114 yr Nahm Yuen - what an awful place, hard to find somewhere to eat or an internet cafe.daetudom in comparison is positively exciting with wife's village situated halfway between the two Several internet shops in Nam Yun, 2 across from the hospital, a couple along the main rd, 1 or 2 near the market/bus station. Good Thai and European food at Suan Loong Daeng, on rd 2248, 13 km west of N Y.
June 17, 201114 yr I figured it would be the women trying to hide the money from the men folk before they rush off to purchase some "exotic" food which no one else will like which for the equivalent price enough local food could have been purchased to feed half the village! Anyway, what is happened to that sleepy and isolated corner or Ubon? First a 7/11 in Nam eun, then one in Narchaleuy and now a Tesco in Buntharik! Too many Aussies?? Must be! Have a read here..... http://www.smh.com.au/travel/blogs/the-backpacker/wherever-you-go-theres-always-an-aussie-20110614-1g143.html?comments=38#comments Good link Memock, but on a per capita bases can't compete with the Norwegians. Jim It's a shame that the author didn't mention how good looking the Aussie was walking along the dusty road in his Thai village.
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